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13

2012

Nokia Maps Officially Launched As Web-Based App

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by Roy Alugbue
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  Nokia has officially released an interesting alternative to various map applications for Android devices called Nokia Maps. Using its Nokia Conversions blog site, Nokia highlights the the app is web browser-based, so by simply going to m.maps.nokia.com on your smartphone browser, you’ll find immediate a complete navigation system identical to that of Google Maps. [...]

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Mar

13

2012

Save Articles For Later Reading With Readability, Now On Android

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by Ed Caggiani
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  Time shifting your news reading is not new. Apps like Instapaper and Read It Later are already available on Android devices. The latest in the “I’ll read it when I have time” genre is Readability. This app “turns any Web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer or Android [...]

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Mar

12

2012

SK Telecom Plans For Samsung Galaxy S II Update Starting March 13th

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by Roy Alugbue
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The Phillipines may have missed out on some delicious Sandwich action within the last few days, but that doesn’t mean other Galaxy S II markets will be missing out. We’ve just received word that courtesy of SK Telecom, South Korean GSII devices will be getting the coveted Android 4.0 upgrade starting tomorow, March 13th. According to a tweet that [...]

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Mar

11

2012

Instagram Founder Says Android App is Coming “Really Soon”

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by Stacy Bruce
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SXSW brought team Android a bit of reassuring news today as one of the Instagram founders said he hopes  ”to have it out to people really soon.” While on stage giving a speech, co-founder Kevin Systrom snagged a Galaxy Nexus out of his pocket and wouldn’t you know it, was running a private beta of the [...]

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Mar

11

2012

Rock Some Ice Cream Sandwich Action On Your Computer With the Roboto Font

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by Jack Holt
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When I first saw the new Roboto font back when Ice Cream Sandwich was first announced I was pretty impressed. The font was polished and basically a breath of fresh air for Android. As time progressed and I played with it on my Galaxy Nexus I kept thinking to myself that it would be a [...]

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Mar

10

2012

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s SuperSU!

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by Ed Caggiani
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The devs over at XDA are always up to something… and it’s usually something good. Developer Chainfire decided to take the most basic of root access management tools, Superuser (SU), and make it, well… truly super. If you have rooted your device, you have access to apps that require superuser permissions, and the typical SU [...]

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Mar

9

2012

NCAA March Madness Live App Coming to ‘Selected’ Android Devices In Time for Tourney

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by Stacy Bruce
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NCAA March Madness is about to begin and just like last year they are going to make PC, smartphone and tablet apps available so you can keep up on all the action, wherever you are. Formerly March Madness on Demand, the new app, March Madness Live, should be available in Google Play for “selected” Android [...]

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Mar

9

2012

Droid 2 Global Update Rolling Out Now, Breaks Root and Causes Issues for Rooted Users

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by Stacy Bruce
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The Droid 2 Global update we told you about recently is rolling out to all devices and proves to be a solid update for those users who remain unrooted and plan to stay that way. The update provides a few bug fixes such as the annoying Out of Memory errors, camera not saving settings after [...]

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Mar

9

2012

ARCHOS G9 Series Tablets Get Official Ice Cream Sandwich Update

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by Roy Alugbue
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Today is a joyous day if you’re an ARCHOS G9 series tablet owner. We knew it was only a matter of time before a major update arrived for the tablet, but unfortunately encountered some minor delays which raised some doubt. The brand has officially pushed out the coveted Ice Cream Sandwich update to the 80 G9 and 101 G9 [...]

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Mar

9

2012

Apex Launcher For ICS Out of Beta

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by Ed Caggiani
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  We showed you Nova Launcher a couple of weeks ago, a home launcher replacement for ICS devices with some pretty cool features. And now, a new ICS-based launcher named Apex Launcher just left beta and joined the party in the Play Store. The list of features is pretty impressive. Features: – Customizable homescreen grid size [...]

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